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Deadline Looms for Creative Mile Artist Registration
Deadline Looms for Creative Mile Artist Registration

Brentford getting set for the biggest art trail yet

West Thames College to Offer New
West Thames College to Offer New 'Bite-sized' Courses

Playing key role in government's lifelong learning reforms

People Smuggling Gang Busted at Osterley Cricket Club
People Smuggling Gang Busted at Osterley Cricket Club

Four jailed after lorry full of people found in the car park

Brentford Gym Owner Vows to Fight to Return
Brentford Gym Owner Vows to Fight to Return

CityFit was evicted from its premises in Westlink House last month

Brentford School for Girls Gets Funding for Urgent Boiler Upgrade
Brentford School for Girls Gets Funding for Urgent Boiler Upgrade

Ruth Cadbury welcomes grant from government programme

Progress on Clitherows Island and the Guyfest Weather Watch
Progress on Clitherows Island and the Guyfest Weather Watch

Brentford West councillor Guy Lambert reports back

Artists Invited to Be Part of New Waterside Installation
Artists Invited to Be Part of New Waterside Installation

For the Love of Brentford to transform canal path

Charity Supporting Lonely and Isolated to Close This Month
Charity Supporting Lonely and Isolated to Close This Month

BEfriend has been operating locally for over three decades

New Website Helps Young People Find Mental Health Support
New Website Helps Young People Find Mental Health Support

Best for You is an NHS-approved resource with trustworthy info

Firefighters Tackle Large Blaze at Transport Avenue Waste-facility
Firefighters Tackle Large Blaze at Transport Avenue Waste-facility

Residents told to close windows with 60 tonnes of material alight

Alternative Funding Vision Proposed for Gunnersbury Park
Alternative Funding Vision Proposed for Gunnersbury Park

Residents' group says costs can be covered without large-scale events

Dear or No Deal, Hounslow Council Appointments Confirmed
Dear or No Deal, Hounslow Council Appointments Confirmed

Labour councillors present united front to endorse new leadership team

Bid to Made to Avoid Albany Riverside Permission Lapsing
Bid to Made to Avoid Albany Riverside Permission Lapsing

Developer claims work to Watermans building roof means project has begun

Parks Friends Group Welcomes New Cabinet Role
Parks Friends Group Welcomes New Cabinet Role

Responsibility for green spaces part of expanded portfolio

More Details Revealed of Step-free Plans for Kew Bridge Station
More Details Revealed of Step-free Plans for Kew Bridge Station

Existing footbridge to go and platform heights may be raised

500-room Co-living Skyscraper Planned by Chiswick Roundabout
500-room Co-living Skyscraper Planned by Chiswick Roundabout

Holly House scheme dumped in favour of a 'Mega HMO'

Conservative Election Candidate’s Property Hit by Arson Attack
Conservative Election Candidate’s Property Hit by Arson Attack

Calls for calm in the community after latest incident

Police Frustrated After Release of Indecent Exposure Suspect
Police Frustrated After Release of Indecent Exposure Suspect

CPS declined to charge him after arrest by local ward team

Jack Emsley Elected Hounslow Conservative Leader
Jack Emsley Elected Hounslow Conservative Leader

Unanimously backed to replace Peter Thompson as head of expanded group

Heritage Concerns Lead to Redesign of Syon Park Padel Courts
Heritage Concerns Lead to Redesign of Syon Park Padel Courts

New proposal aims to be more sensitive to the historic surroundings

Local Businesses Asked to Rally Behind West London Orbital
Local Businesses Asked to Rally Behind West London Orbital

Urged to sign letter to government backing rail scheme

Gunnersbury Park
Gunnersbury Park's 'Summer of Sound' in Jeopardy

Lenny Kravitz concert moved away along with Waterworks Festival

Documentary Series Offers Insight Into West Mid’s Maternity Unit
Documentary Series Offers Insight Into West Mid’s Maternity Unit

Photographer James Clifford Kent focuses on the earliest hours of new life

Lidl and Asda in Dispute Over Ivybridge Store Takeover
Lidl and Asda in Dispute Over Ivybridge Store Takeover

Staff given redundancy notices despite agreement about transfer

Tributes Paid to OWGRA Chair Cliff Assi
Tributes Paid to OWGRA Chair Cliff Assi

Community leader and charity volunteer was driving force of residents' group

Man Found Not Guilty of Murdering Dara Omar
Man Found Not Guilty of Murdering Dara Omar

Brentford resident stabbed after trying to mediate between two gangs

Councillors Give Go Ahead to GSK House Redevelopment
Councillors Give Go Ahead to GSK House Redevelopment

Clears way for scheme that could deliver over 2,300 housing units

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Play Like A Pro. Foxes FC Trials Now Open
Play Like A Pro. Foxes FC Trials Now Open

West London's leading football academy is welcoming new players for the 2026–27 season

Canal Festival Returns with Biggest Celebration Yet
Canal Festival Returns with Biggest Celebration Yet

Organisers say there will be more going on than ever

Brentford Heritage Walk Back for Canal Festival Weekend
Brentford Heritage Walk Back for Canal Festival Weekend

'Goe no more to Brainford' blends literary, architectural and social history

Green Exchange 2026 Launches with Summer Clothing Swap
Green Exchange 2026 Launches with Summer Clothing Swap

Event taking place this Saturday at Brentford School for Girls

Celebrate Paul McCartney
Celebrate Paul McCartney's Birthday in Thornbury Park

Live music and Beatles-themed activities before Hard Day's Night screening

Records Broken at Gunnersbury Park Centenary Event
Records Broken at Gunnersbury Park Centenary Event

Organisers say museum had its busiest day ever

Opera at Syon Returns to The Great Conservatory
Opera at Syon Returns to The Great Conservatory

This year La Bohème and La Cenerentola being performed

Impact of Tube Driver Strikes Appears to Be Reducing
Impact of Tube Driver Strikes Appears to Be Reducing

Figures show increased number of union members turning up for work

Weekend Piccadilly Line Closures To Prepare for New Trains
Weekend Piccadilly Line Closures To Prepare for New Trains

Fleet to be tested ahead of planned December introduction

£4 Pasta, Pimm
£4 Pasta, Pimm's and Sunday Teas Return to Kew Green

Restaurateur Richard Crampton-Platt hosting at St Anne's Church

Park Life Cycling Tours of Brentford Return
Park Life Cycling Tours of Brentford Return

It's got nothing to do with Vorsprung durch Technik

Licence Granted for Polish Festival at Grasshoppers RFC
Licence Granted for Polish Festival at Grasshoppers RFC

Councillors give permission for three events over a year

Classical Tribute to ABBA Set for St Paul
Classical Tribute to ABBA Set for St Paul's Church

A pianist, a string duet, and a vocalist duet will be performing

Full Programme for Walled Garden Summer Season Revealed
Full Programme for Walled Garden Summer Season Revealed

55 performances in Boston Manor Park's most ambitious line up yet

Art on Your Doorstep Coming to Brentford
Art on Your Doorstep Coming to Brentford

National Gallery teams up with Creative Mile to bring masterpieces to public spaces

Forthcoming Disruption on Public Transport in Brentford
Forthcoming Disruption on Public Transport in Brentford

Tubes and trains affected by engineering works and strikes

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All Aboard for a Swashbuckling Night of Music, Mischief, and Maritime Mayhem
All Aboard for a Swashbuckling Night of Music, Mischief, and Maritime Mayhem

Book now for H.M.S. Pinafore at the Tabard Theatre

Summer at Syon Park
Summer at Syon Park

Snakes and Ladders Grown Up Edition, Foodies Festival and more

Albany Fish Bar Customers Mourn Loss of
Albany Fish Bar Customers Mourn Loss of 'Brentford Institution'

Popular takeaway closes to be turned into flat

Old Actonians Latest Club to Plan Padel Courts
Old Actonians Latest Club to Plan Padel Courts

Wants to install new facilities on bowling green by Popes Lane

The Dockhouse Pub to Open on Workhouse Dock
The Dockhouse Pub to Open on Workhouse Dock

Dorset-based brewer Hall and Woodhouse plans waterside venue

New Restaurant and Market Opens at Busch Corner
New Restaurant and Market Opens at Busch Corner

After years of false starts Euphrates is the site's latest venture

Capital Interchange Way Café Seeks Late-Night Licence
Capital Interchange Way Café Seeks Late-Night Licence

Arista based on the ground floor of Verdo Kew Bridge

Syon House Stars in Kylie
Syon House Stars in Kylie's New Music Video

Released to promote her latest single 'My Oh My'

Lifelong Love of Brentford Inspired by Game in Nazi Germany
Lifelong Love of Brentford Inspired by Game in Nazi Germany

Escape by kindertransport led to the stands at Griffin Park

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